Pentecost Season · Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
2 Timothy 2:8-13
Fan into Flame the Gift of God
October 15, 2028
Overview & Insights
"For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline." (2 Timothy 1:7)
Writing as though near the end of his life, Paul recalls the sincere faith Timothy inherited from his mother and grandmother, urges him to rekindle the gift of God given through the laying on of hands, and calls him not to be ashamed of the gospel but to join in suffering for it, guarding the treasure entrusted to him through the Holy Spirit.
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Commentary
2 Timothy 2 Commentary: A Good Soldier of Jesus Christ Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse commentary covering the hymn quoted in verses 11 through 13.
2 Timothy 2:8 Commentaries BibleHub
Multiple classic commentators side by side on 'remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead.'
Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Working Preacher
A pastoral reading of Paul's charge and the early hymn he quotes.
2 Timothy 2:8-15 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching commentary on suffering, endurance and Christ's faithfulness.
2 Timothy 2:8 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek text with Strong's numbers for 'raised' and 'seed of David.'
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